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#191 – Daniel Schmachtenberger: Steering Civilization Away from Self-Destruction

Lex Fridman Podcast

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The Emergence of Democracy

The modern democracies emerged out of the European Enlightenment. The idea that a lot of people who don't know each other can all work together to make collective decisions is wild, he says. Our choices are based on our sense making and our meaning making: What do we care about? And if you think the world is a very different world, right? We're gonna have a really hard time coordinating.

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